As soon as the promotional video for "Elden's Ring" was released, it caused an uproar like a stone dropped into a calm pond.
It's not because the quality of the game's CG is too amazing, nor is it because players have been looking forward to it for too long.
It's the style in this promotional video that makes many players feel a bit familiar.
The meaning of the plot introduction is unclear, and there is a bit of dark-style art performance. In addition, the so-called demigod war and the shattering of the Elden Ring, the so-called king is missing.
The combination of these elements reminds many players of a game type under Nebula Games: Soul games.
You must know that as a Souls game with distinctive characteristics, from its first work, Dark Souls Two Parts, to the subsequent Bloodborne and Sekiro, this type of game is filled with a large number of enthusiastic fans.
Of course, although many players are the kind of players who play Guda by themselves for 10 minutes and play through video for 20 hours.
But the reputation of Soul Games among players is not worse than that of some first-line IP masterpieces.
"Holy shit, it can't really be a Souls game, right? It has an epic magical plot, a rich equipment system, and a certain level of decryption elements. It seems like it's all right!"
"Probably... no? After all, isn't this an open world? Aren't Souls games always the type of exploration of the small garden?"
"Not necessarily. Think about the prequel of Dark Souls. From the Fire Protection Sacrifice, you can go to the underground cemetery, and you can also go to the Undead Town and the Little Lund ruins outside the city. This is actually very open."
"Yes, yes, if you think about it this way, it doesn't feel impossible!"
"One person said that there is no stone hammer yet, that's not necessarily the case!"
"Although there is no stone hammer, don't you think this CG looks too familiar? And the more important point is that Mr. Chen has not disclosed any information, but he is quite fancy. With Mr. Chen's temperament, don't you think it is strange? What?"
"Indeed! Mr. Chen is really bad. If he does this kind of behavior, it feels like he is either trying to kill one or two important characters in the plot, or he is trying to torture us in a hard-core and difficult way."
Of course, there are also many loyal players who like soul-based games, and they are getting excited at this time.
You must know that even after such a long time, there are still quite a few soul scientists studying various elements in the soul game.
From the plot to the gameplay, including the speed pass of the game, players have been studying it.
And "Elden's Ring" may be a soul game, which makes these players extremely excited.
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Facing the doubts and speculations of countless players, after releasing the first promotional trailer, Chen Xu did not respond directly. Instead, he successively released some original character paintings and related settings in the game.
For example, the Faded One, Melina who guides players to increase their strength, etc.
The announcement of these contents, although there is no picture of the game, gives players a common understanding, that is, this may really be a Souls game.
Because based on the relevant settings revealed and the art style, this flavor is simply too strong!
Especially the red lion wielded by General Broken Star and the Rotten Knight under Valkyrie. Looking at the familiar armor immediately reminded players of Dark Souls.
And in the discussions, expectations and controversies of these players.
"Elden's Ring" also officially ushered in its launch day.
What is different from the previous life is that in addition to the VR version, Chen Xu also made two important changes to the game.
In the previous version of "Elden's Ring", players were more criticized. In addition to numerical problems, there was another problem with reading instructions.
The so-called reading instructions, for example, is Genichiro in Sekiro. When faced with a player drinking gourd, he will definitely take out his big bow and shoot the player in the face in the first and second stages, and he will definitely shoot the player in the face in the third stage. A thrust that can be seen through.
In this regard, Chen Xu used AI to better plan his own moves for the bosses in the game.
Of course, it’s still a backboard process.
Secondly, the boss also has a special set of hatred analysis for the battle ashes that recruit babies.
"I wonder if "Elden Ring" is a Souls game! If so, I think an open-world Souls game would be very interesting!" Song Ren and Zhang Yi were chatting on the voice channel while waiting for the game to be launched. With.
"Don't be afraid. When you encounter a boss that you can't beat, you can connect with me and my good father Taiyang will help you defeat the boss." Hearing Song Ren's words, Zhang Yi laughed and took advantage without saying a word.
"Stop talking, you idiot! You couldn't beat the boss before, so why are you asking me to get souls online! Forgot?" Song Ren expressed disdain.
"Where's the evidence! A society governed by law needs evidence, otherwise you're slandering me!" Zhang Yi said in a rogue manner.
"Just be brave! If I don't tell you, I'm going to watch the game first!" Song Ren snorted, looked at the time, and quickly entered the game.
The vision in front of him slowly turned black, and the light was completely cut off and turned into darkness.
Then, a golden light appeared in the field of vision.
A hoarse voice narrated in his ears.
'The fallen leaves brought a message: On the other side of the fog, in our hometown [Borderland], the great Elden Ring has been broken...'
The huge golden tree and the royal city appeared in front of Song Ren.
'[Eternal Queen] Malika disappeared, and on the night of the Black Knife Conspiracy, [Golden] Godwin became the first to die'
'The sons of Malika - the demigods obtained the fragments of Elden's Ring, but because of that power, they went astray, fell into madness, and triggered the fragment war... '
The demigods who were fighting because of the war appeared in front of them, and the final scene was fixed on the battlefield between General Latarn of the Broken Star and the Valkyrie Malenia.
'At the end of that kingless war, the Supreme Will banished them. '
'Oh, so, O faded ones—O dead ones who still cannot sleep forever! '
'The blessing we lost so long ago is calling out. '
Behind him was a huge lion-shaped monster and a warrior whose body was pierced by countless arrows.
'King of the Wilderness: Holylu'
Like a sunflower, the mysterious man fell on the ground carved with sigils.
'Glory Golden Mask'
A girl among countless corpses.
'Death Sleeping Girl: Feiya'
A strange man who was hanged on the gallows, dressed like an octopus sucker, with the sun carved on his chest.
'The despised copro-eater'
A knight lying in a sarcophagus covered with countless silver coins.
'Sir Bai Zhi: Gideon Ofnir'
In the darkness, a ray of light appeared.
'The lost blessing once again returned to the unknown faded person. '
'Go forward to the other side of the fog, reach the junction, meet the Elden Ring frequently, and become the King of Elden! '
With the falling of the CG at the beginning, Song Ren was already 80% sure.
This cg tone!
It definitely tastes good!
Full of the flavor of "Dark Souls"!
And after the cg ended, the pinch interface that appeared in front of him allowed him to turn this 80% into 100%.
The ancestral pinching system! And the familiar carry-on items of origin.
"But it feels like this is a bit like a spiritual sequel to "Dark Souls", it seems!"
Looking at the relevant interface in the game, Song Ren couldn't help but sigh.
From a plot perspective, isn't this faded person an immortal
Isn't this thing called Elden's Ring the First Fire
And this profession.
Knights, thieves, astrologers, swordsmen, people with nothing... and the setting of choosing one's birth quality, it's a perfect sense of déjà vu in Dark Souls!
The only difference was that he saw the easter egg, which contained a special profession: samurai.
Born in the land of reeds, this is obviously the content of the easter egg corresponding to Sekiro.
"Warrior, this profession is a bit cool! It's a pity that I won't choose it." Song Ren smiled slightly and decisively chose the knight.
Now that he was almost 100% sure, this was the Soul Game.
There is almost only one choice for the profession, and that is the must-have choice for land reclamation: knight.
Although it is possible to be overweight if you go out with armor just like in the Dark Souls prequel, the worst thing you can do is take off your pants.
As for astrologers and having nothing, the corresponding ones are probably wizards and other messy people. They definitely cannot be chosen to open up wasteland!
As an excellent old immortal, he understands it too well!
As for the birth items, there were many things he didn't understand, so after thinking about it, he chose a Tiger Balm [Golden Seed]. Judging from the introduction, he could add a blood bottle.
Obviously, the blood bottles in "Elden's Circle" correspond to Dark Souls and Sekiro, not the ones in Bloodborne.
With his profession determined, Song Ren appeared in a room after darkness passed. He got an old fader paper from the corpse next to him. As someone who had played the Souls game, he was familiar with it. This was the prop for leaving advice. .
But what surprised him the most was that the game's operation was not a brand-new combat system like "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice".
It's the Black Soul kind. The only difference is that the undead have an extra knee and can jump.
Ignoring the novice teaching advice on the ground, Song Ren basically understood the relevant movement instructions after practicing it in the dark room. After all, he had experience.
Open the equipment interface again and make sure it is not overweight.
"So, this is Dark Souls in the open world! Isn't that invincible?"
"As an experienced fire bearer, this journey to becoming a king should be smooth sailing, right? I'm determined to be the King of Elden!"